The airports that had the most delays in 2017. Picture: Finder.com.au/Supplied

"Flight delays are never ideal, and even for a domestic trip a significant delay can put an inconvenienced traveller hundreds of dollars out of pocket."

Melbourne Airport was the third capital city airport to make the list. Though it did improve it's position, falling from seventh place to ninth with 18 per cent of flights delayed.

Conversely, Rockhampton Airport saw a spike in delayed in cancelled flights, rising from seventeenth most delayed airport in 2016 to fifth place last year.

The airport with the least amount of delays in Australia was Port Lincoln, with just eight per cent of flights leaving late in 2017 and out of the major cities Perth had the best track record with only 13 per cent of flights delayed.

Ms Hassan said that in certain circumstances travel insurance can be used to claim on significant delays.

"When it comes to travel insurance, usually the delay will need to be over six hours for a claim to be approved," she said.

"Inconvenienced passengers should contact their airline for instruction and check the fine print of their insurance policy to ensure it covers delays."